Dear You Who Were Always There,
#InvisibleSupport #FriendZonedSoul #AlwaysTheSecondChoice
You were the dependable one.43Please respect copyright.PENANA220KbF0V2l
The one who never forgot birthdays,43Please respect copyright.PENANANWm93az9SW
who stayed up late to listen,43Please respect copyright.PENANADPl5lsZJ3c
who clapped the loudest at every victory—43Please respect copyright.PENANAzgEu4JqGd7
even when no one clapped for you.
You were the seat left open at the table,43Please respect copyright.PENANAx9oXzs2DdV
but never the reason the table was set.
You gave your loyalty freely,43Please respect copyright.PENANAWGzsVAQ3JG
showed up with your whole heart,43Please respect copyright.PENANAOyea81IN6i
hoped—quietly, endlessly—43Please respect copyright.PENANAbtRTtxnGqS
that this time, they would choose you.
But somehow, you were always background.43Please respect copyright.PENANAI9WvS1LBJo
Always the friend.43Please respect copyright.PENANAQFGyQfisux
Always "thank you for being there,"43Please respect copyright.PENANAF79Rx91tfF
but never "I couldn't do this without you."43Please respect copyright.PENANAwIYKRKVIgw
Never the first call,43Please respect copyright.PENANAu0jBHxIJkP
never the favorite.
And the worst part?43Please respect copyright.PENANAaKqHkF0fD2
You kept showing up anyway.43Please respect copyright.PENANA4qVEu9biTS
Kept believing that maybe love is earned43Please respect copyright.PENANA5wMyThdkLG
if you just care enough,43Please respect copyright.PENANAbslOSBYlmO
try enough,43Please respect copyright.PENANA1Kn0rqohAy
give enough.
You accepted crumbs and convinced yourself they were meals.43Please respect copyright.PENANA0V1Y56H8ng
You celebrated others' happiness43Please respect copyright.PENANAraad6pj7YH
even when it meant swallowing your own pain.43Please respect copyright.PENANAlpVqlULTQ9
You watched them choose someone else43Please respect copyright.PENANAoBMUZpGV5j
again and again,43Please respect copyright.PENANAn3HFXRGfdq
and still smiled for them through the ache.
But here's what I need you to know:
Your worth was never measured by who chose you.43Please respect copyright.PENANAXLasmKSzEb
It was always there—43Please respect copyright.PENANA4HcQJ00G12
in the way you stayed kind,43Please respect copyright.PENANAaPE6dzSms6
in the way you gave without expecting,43Please respect copyright.PENANAnT8GEzFiLj
in the way you held space for others43Please respect copyright.PENANAYxKZFf52Rt
even when no one held space for you.
You were not invisible.43Please respect copyright.PENANAO2lWFM8Zzg
They just didn't know how to see you.
You deserved to be someone's first thought.43Please respect copyright.PENANAm4y80lB8Y7
You still do.
You don't have to prove you're lovable43Please respect copyright.PENANA7QZqTwQkVG
by being the one who never leaves.
Let this be the last time you wait on the doorstep of someone else's priority list.
It's time you choose you.
With gratitude for the quiet strength you didn't know was rare,43Please respect copyright.PENANA4SxRTbguXc
—From the one who finally sees your light
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